My Hero Academia creator is “surprisingly sad” after manga ending

The ten-year-long journey of My Hero Academia has finally come to an end, leaving creator Kohei Horikoshi with bittersweet emotions.

The My Hero Academia manga came to its highly-anticipated conclusion in Chapter 430 as Deku becomes a teacher at U.A. While his former Class 1-A peers are some of the most popular heroes in the country, Deku is now nurturing the future generation of aspiring heroes.

Horikoshi ends Deku’s journey on a happy note, but he is filled with bittersweet emotions after the ending. In his recent interview with Oricon, he talks about the manga’s ending. He also shares his thoughts on the manga’s global success after it was canceled twice. Sadly, there aren’t plans for a sequel or spin-off, though fans have yet to lose hope about it.

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Horikoshi continued drawing My Hero Academia thanks to his editor’s encouragement. Regarding the My Hero Academia ending, he shares, “It’s surprisingly sad. I’m thinking, ‘I’m finally reaching the goal.'”

He also talks about the manga reaching a huge milestone after having over 100 million copies in circulation worldwide. Horikoshi adds, “I don’t really get it anymore (laughs). I don’t feel like, ‘Yeessss!’ at all. It really didn’t happen. This isn’t because I’m being modest… I wondered why. I guess it just went on for so long.

“I wasn’t conscious of it at all, and of course, I wasn’t aiming for it. It just felt like what I drew somehow crossed the ocean and was accepted by people of different cultures. It’s strange, isn’t it?”

Although My Hero Academia manga has concluded, the seventh season of the anime is ongoing. Here’s a look at the episode schedule so you don’t miss out on an episode. For more from My Hero Academia, check out our explainer on Deku and Ochako’s relationship and our guide to My Hero Academia: You’re Next.